bombshell Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an entertainer who has a sensational effect
    • she was a blonde bombshell
  2. noun a shocking surprise
    thunderclap; thunderbolt.
    • news of the attack came like a bombshell
  3. noun an explosive bomb or artillery shell

WordNet


Bomb"shell` noun
Definitions
  1. A bomb. See Bomb, n.

Webster 1913